Færøernes command

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The radar station on the Sornfelli served not only as an early warning system for NATO until 2012 , but also for air traffic control in civil aviation .

The Færøernes Command (ISCOMFAROES) comprised the Danish military units responsible for the autonomous Faroe Islands . It was established in its original form in 1961. The Faroe Islands themselves do not have their own army and the citizens are not subject to Danish military service . The last commanding officer was Per Starklint. On October 31, 2012, the command was dissolved together with Grønlands Kommando in favor of the newly formed Arktisk Kommando (Arctic Command) based in Nuuk ( Greenland ). Since then, the Forbindelseselement Færøerne (FEF) (Liaison Office Faroe Islands) has been located in Tórshavn as a military service .

equipment

The Island Command Faroes had four fisheries protection boats Thetis-class , Lynx helicopters, Challenger fishery protection aircraft and C-130J Hercules - transport aircraft .

tasks

The command monitored the twelve-mile zone of the Faroe Islands and the 200-mile fisheries protection zone and had facilities for sea ​​rescue . It could be requested from the Faroe Islands to support their own police . In addition, the Mjørkadalur base on the main island of Streymoy was maintained, which served as the command center of a radar system on the Sornfelli .

Web links

  • Lars Bøgh Vinther: Forsvaret på Færøerne. In: forsvaret.dk. Værnsfælles Forsvarskommando, November 15, 2012, accessed on December 14, 2014 (Danish).